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Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

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DOL BEAG LAUGHS AGAIN.
Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.
"I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."
"It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.
"The Revenue boat is lying off the White Rock in Lamlash," said Angus.
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The McBrides A Romance of Arran

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of The McBrides A Romance of Arran is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DOL BEAG LAUGHS AGAIN.
Line 2
Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.
Line 3
"I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."
Line 4
"It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.
/ɪt wɪl biː ðə ˈrevənuː ˈkʌtər hiː ɪz fɪrd ʌv ˈæŋɡəs sed hɪz ˈfɑːðər/
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"The Revenue boat is lying off the White Rock in Lamlash," said Angus.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Angus noun US /ˈæŋɡəs/

Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women

From this reading “Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.”

closer adverb US /ˈkloʊsər/

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading “"I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."”

cutter noun US /ˈkʌtər/

someone who cuts or carves stone

From this reading “"It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.”

dol noun US /dɑːl/

a unit of pain intensity

From this reading “DOL BEAG LAUGHS AGAIN.”

feared verb US /fɪrd/

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading “"It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.”

laughs noun US /læfs/

plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing

From this reading “DOL BEAG LAUGHS AGAIN.”

liking noun US /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

From this reading “"I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."”

Revenue noun US /ˈrevənuː/

the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

From this reading “"It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.”

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AGAINadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading DOL BEAG LAUGHS AGAIN.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

AngusnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/

Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women

From this reading Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

BEAG

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From this reading DOL BEAG LAUGHS AGAIN.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading "The Revenue boat is lying off the White Rock in Lamlash," said Angus.

Clates

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From this reading Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.

closeradverbUS /ˈkloʊsər/

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

cutternounUS /ˈkʌtər/

someone who cuts or carves stone

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

Dan

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From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

DOLnounUS /dɑːl/

a unit of pain intensity

From this reading DOL BEAG LAUGHS AGAIN.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

fearedverbUS /fɪrd/

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

Lamlash

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The Revenue boat is lying off the White Rock in Lamlash," said Angus.

LAUGHSnounUS /læfs/

plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing

From this reading DOL BEAG LAUGHS AGAIN.

likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading "The Revenue boat is lying off the White Rock in Lamlash," said Angus.

McBride

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

McKinnon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.

McNeilage

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "The Revenue boat is lying off the White Rock in Lamlash," said Angus.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.

RevenuenounUS /ˈrevənuː/

the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

RocknounUS /rɑːk/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "The Revenue boat is lying off the White Rock in Lamlash," said Angus.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Angus McKinnon stretched himself on the shore at the Clates.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading "I am not liking this waiting," said he to Dan McBride; "McNeilage might have been standing closer in."

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading "The Revenue boat is lying off the White Rock in Lamlash," said Angus.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "It will be the Revenue cutter he is feared of, Angus," said his father.

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